1961 Topps #465 Roy McMillan
About Roy McMillan
Cincinnati sent McMillan to Milwaukee on December 15, 1960, and took two pitchers back in return, Joey Jay and Juan Pizarro. Jay would win 20 games in each of his first two Reds seasons; McMillan's new club finished fourth at 83-71, ten games behind the pennant-winning team he had just left. He played 154 games for the 1961 Braves, every one of them a start at shortstop, batting .220 with 7 home runs and 48 runs batted in while turning 110 double plays at a .975 fielding clip. Topps placed him at #465 in the 1961 set, a sixth-series card. He was ten years into his career.
Roy McMillan (born July 17, 1929, in Bonham, Texas; died November 2, 1997) played shortstop in the major leagues from 1951 to 1966 for the Cincinnati Reds, Milwaukee Braves and New York Mets. He walked into a Cincinnati tryout camp at McKinney, Texas, in 1947 with almost no organized baseball behind him and was signed on the strength of his hands. He took over as the Reds' shortstop in 1952 and spent the decade as the most admired glove man in the league, nicknamed "Mr. Shortstop." He led the National League in fielding percentage four times, won a Gold Glove in each of the award's first three seasons, 1957 through 1959, and made the All-Star team in 1956 and 1957. Alongside second baseman Johnny Temple he formed one of the era's best double-play combinations. Cincinnati's writers named him the Reds' 1956 Most Valuable Player on the strength of that glove -- he hit three home runs that year. Traded to Milwaukee after the 1960 season, he finished as a player with the Mets and later served brief turns as interim manager of the Brewers and the Mets. He retired with a .972 fielding percentage in 2,093 games, and entered the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame in 1971 and later the Texas and Ohio baseball halls of fame.
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Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 263 | 0 | 28 | 120 | 73 | 23 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| SGC | 14 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Data as of 2026-09-04. PSA counts are straight grades only; PSA half grades (PSA 1.5 among them) and qualified slabs are not included. SGC half grades fold down (8.5→8). Slabs of the two cards printed #463 are joined by description, never by number alone.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1961 Topps #465 card?
It is card #465 of the 587-card 1961 Topps Baseball set, picturing Roy McMillan of the Milwaukee Braves.
Why is #465 harder to find?
It is from the sixth print series (cards 447-522) - noticeably tougher than the first five, easier than the true highs.
How many cards are in the 1961 Topps Baseball set?
587 cards, tracked as 596 collectible states. Numbers run from 1 to 589, but #426, #587 and #588 were never issued and two different cards were printed #463 - Jack Fisher and the Milwaukee Braves Team card, catalogued 463b - and eight cards carry catalogued print variations that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-05.